Top rated indian thriller movies
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1. Drishyam (2013)
Not Rated | 160 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A man goes to extreme lengths to save his family from punishment after the family commits an accidental crime.
Director: Jeethu Joseph | Stars: Mohanlal, Meena, Asha Sharath, Ansiba
Votes: 44,081
2. Mumbai Police (2013)
145 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
ACP Antony is the only one who knows the truth behind ACP Aaryan's murder. Antony meets with an accident, losing his memory and is unable to reveal the killer. He is forced to investigate the murder again hoping that he remembers something.
Director: Rosshan Andrrews | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jayasurya, Rahman, Riyaz Khan
Votes: 7,844
3. Talvar (2015)
Not Rated | 132 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An experienced investigator confronts several conflicting theories about the perpetrators of a violent double homicide.
Director: Meghna Gulzar | Stars: Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Neeraj Kabi, Sohum Shah
Votes: 38,443 | Gross: $0.34M
4. Thani Oruvan (2015)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Siddharth Abimanyu, an influential scientist, is involved in various illegal medical practices. Mithran, an efficient IPS officer, decides to expose him.
Director: Mohan Raja | Stars: Jayam Ravi, Arvind Swamy, Nayanthara, Nassar
Votes: 21,621
5. Oppam (2016)
Not Rated | 143 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A blind man tries to protect a girl from a psycho killer.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Samuthirakani, Anusree, Vimala Raman
Votes: 4,365
6. Yavanika (1982)
147 min | Drama, Mystery
An infamous tabla player of a touring drama group goes missing. Later on, Sub-inspector Jacob Eeraly investigates the case.
Director: K.G. George | Stars: Bharat Gopy, Nedumudi Venu, Mammootty, Venu Nagavalli
Votes: 871
7. Irakal (1985)
Not Rated | 142 min | Drama
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Director: K.G. George | Stars: Ashokan, Azeez, P.C. George, Bharat Gopy
Votes: 280
8. Ee Kannikoodi (1990)
Not Rated | 138 min | Mystery, Thriller
Investigation story of a prostitutes murder and path leading to it.
Director: K.G. George | Stars: Saikumar, Ashwini, Shyam Mohan, Thilakan
Votes: 247
9. Maanagaram (2017)
Not Rated | 137 min | Action, Thriller
Four youngsters arrive in a big city and their lives become interlinked.
Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj | Stars: Sundeep Kishan, Sri, Regina Cassandra, Charlie
Votes: 7,925
10. Kurangu Bommai (2017)
Not Rated | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A loyal worker, Sundaram takes orders from his boss Ekamabaram, even when Ekamabaram asks Sundaram to smuggle a valuable idol in his car.
Director: Nithilan Swaminathan | Stars: Vidharth, Bharathiraja, Delna Davis, Thenappan P.L.
Votes: 1,677
11. Kahaani (2012)
Not Rated | 122 min | Mystery, Thriller
A pregnant woman's search for her missing husband takes her from London to Kolkata, but everyone she questions denies having ever met him.
Director: Sujoy Ghosh | Stars: Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Indraneil Sengupta, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Votes: 65,919 | Gross: $1.04M
12. 7th Day (2014)
134 min | Mystery, Thriller
A suspended crime branch officer gets involved in the investigation of a twisted case after he suspects a group of 5 friends of weird behavior.
Director: Syamdhar | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Anu Mohan, Tovino Thomas, Vinay Forrt
Votes: 3,295
13. Kariyila Kattu Pole (1986)
Not Rated | 137 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Deputy Superintendent of Police Achuthankutty tries to solve the mystery of film director Harikrishnan's death. Three women are the main suspects.
Director: P. Padmarajan | Stars: Mohanlal, Mammootty, Rahman, Karthika
Votes: 554
14. Grandmaster (2012)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Thriller
A veteran cop chases a cold blooded serial killer, who murders his victims in alphabetical order.
Director: B. Unnikrishnan | Stars: Mohanlal, Priyamani, Babu Antony, Arjun Nandakumar
Votes: 2,352 | Gross: $0.02M
15. Te3n (2016)
136 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A grandfather, a priest and a police officer investigate the case of a kidnapped child.
Director: Ribhu Dasgupta | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vidya Balan, Mukesh Chhabra
Votes: 13,706 | Gross: $0.26M
16. D-Day (I) (2013)
Not Rated | 153 min | Action, Thriller
A team of experts dispatched to bring in The Most Wanted Man in India almost achieve the unthinkable ... until something goes horribly wrong.
Director: Nikkhil Advani | Stars: Irrfan Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Shruti Haasan
Votes: 10,260
17. Adhe Kangal (2017)
120 min | Action, Thriller
What begins as a love triangle morphs into a thriller, following an accident - and an abduction.
Director: Rohin Venkatesan | Stars: R. Aravindraj, Ritu Chaudhary, Abishek Joseph George, Janani Iyer
Votes: 1,223
18. Vil Ambu (2016)
137 min | Action, Thriller
Vil Ambu is a journey of two characters and talks about how humans are responsible for each other's loss or gain. The story is about how the loss of one person becomes the gain of the other.
Director: Ramesh Subramaniam | Stars: Harish Kalyan, Sri, Chandini, Yogi Babu
Votes: 293
19. Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016)
Not Rated | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A police officer retires after an accident during a case investigation. Years later, he is forced to relive the past as he narrates the story to his friend's son.
Director: Karthick Naren | Stars: Rahman, Prakash Raghavan, Sharathkumar, Santhosh Krishna
Votes: 16,920
20. Puriyaatha Puthir (2017)
140 min | Thriller
A man's romance with a music teacher becomes dramatic as he begins receiving anonymous videos of her.
Director: Ranjit Jeyakodi | Stars: Vijay Sethupathi, Gayathrie, Mahima Nambiar, Ramesh Thilak
Votes: 1,145
21. Kadugu (2017)
115 min | Drama
A man goes up against corrupt and powerful people to avenge the crime committed against a child.
Director: Vijay Milton | Stars: Radhika Prasidhha, Rajakumaran, Bharath Srinivasan, Subiksha
Votes: 563
22. Special 26 (2013)
Not Rated | 144 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A gang of con-men rob prominent rich businessmen and politicians by posing as C.B.I and income tax officers.
Director: Neeraj Pandey | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Manoj Bajpayee, Jimmy Shergill
Votes: 59,252 | Gross: $1.08M
23. Vettah (2016)
112 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Two police officers trapped in a web of deception and lies from everyone they trust after they take up a case involving a mysterious man who is arrested for a double homicide.
Director: Rajesh Pillai | Stars: Kunchacko Boban, Manju Warrier, Indrajith Sukumaran, Sandhya
Votes: 1,469
24. Villain (2017)
Not Rated | 143 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A killer who teases the entire police department with his flawless crimes, gets chased by a retired stylish cop whose past influence the killer's future with the cat and mouse game getting out of hand.
Director: B. Unnikrishnan | Stars: Mohanlal, Vishal, Manju Warrier, Meka Srikanth
Votes: 2,615
25. Ittefaq (2017)
Not Rated | 105 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A detective seeks out the truth between two different stories of a crime scene.
Director: Abhay Chopra | Stars: Sidharth Malhotra, Sonakshi Sinha, Akshaye Khanna, Mandira Bedi
Votes: 14,394 | Gross: $0.30M
26. Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy is set in the 2nd World War torn Calcutta during the 1940s. Enter a magical world of nostalgia and 'Expect the Unexpected'.
Director: Dibakar Banerjee | Stars: Sushant Singh Rajput, Anand Tiwari, Neeraj Kabi, Divya Menon
Votes: 24,383 | Gross: $0.58M
27. Thegidi (2014)
Not Rated | 126 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A plainclothe officer falls in the hands of phony agents ,which sets off repercussion ending in series of a massacre events.
Director: P. Ramesh | Stars: Ashok Selvan, Janani Iyer, V. Jayaprakash, Jayakumar
Votes: 3,057
28. Rustom (2016)
Not Rated | 148 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A naval officer returns home to find out about his wife's affair. Soon, he surrenders after murdering the lover but as the case unfolds, it starts to reveal his hidden intention.
Director: Tinu Suresh Desai | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Ileana D'Cruz, Arjan Bajwa, Esha Gupta
Votes: 28,502 | Gross: $1.09M
30. Thuppakki (2012)
Not Rated | 165 min | Action, Thriller
An army captain is on a mission to track down and destroy a terrorist gang and deactivate the sleeper cells under its command.
Director: A.R. Murugadoss | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Kajal Aggarwal, Vidyut Jammwal, Sathyan
Votes: 37,830
31. Unnaipol Oruvan (2009)
Not Rated | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A retiring police officer remembers a thrilling case of his life which is not recorded in any case files.
Director: Chakri Toleti | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Venkatesh Daggubati, Mohanlal, Lakshmi
Votes: 6,153
32. Johnny Gaddaar (2007)
Not Rated | 135 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police officers recount a tale of missing money which results in lies, deceit, betrayal and death.
Director: Sriram Raghavan | Stars: Dharmendra, Rimi Sen, Ashwini Kalsekar, Neil Nitin Mukesh
Votes: 13,186
33. Kshanam (2016)
Not Rated | 110 min | Mystery, Thriller
Rishi, a non-resident Indian, returns to India to help his ex-lover find her kidnapped daughter.
Director: Ravikanth Perepu | Stars: Adivi Sesh, Adah Sharma, Anasuya Bharadwaj, Satyadev Kancharana
Votes: 6,033
34. Kuttram 23 (2017)
Not Rated | 151 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
ACP Vetrimaaran investigates a series of murders related to the medical industry.
Director: Arivazhagan Venkatachalam | Stars: Arun Vijay, Mahima Nambiar, Thambi Ramaiah, Amit Bhargav
Votes: 3,043
35. Iravukku Aayiram Kangal (2018)
Not Rated | 122 min | Action, Thriller
The story revolves around a mysterious murder and a game between Bharath (Arulnithi), a calm and composed cab driver, and Ganesh (Ajmal), an urban cheat, who blackmails people for money.
Director: Mu. Maran | Stars: Abhinayashree, Ajmal Ameer, Anandraj, Arulnithi
Votes: 1,423
36. Aiyaary (2018)
Not Rated | 157 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After finding out about an illegal arms deal, a military intelligence officer goes rogue with highly sensitive data related to his organization, and his mentor, a colonel, races to hunt him down.
Directors: Neeraj Pandey, Feroz Khan Bollybrothers | Stars: Sidharth Malhotra, Manoj Bajpayee, Rakul Preet Singh, Pooja Chopra
Votes: 5,223
37. Demonte Colony (2015)
116 min | Horror, Thriller
After consuming liquor, four friends decide to do something interesting and visit a haunted bungalow. However, they do not realize that they have returned home with an evil spirit.
Director: R. Ajay Gnanamuthu | Stars: Arulnithi, Ramesh Thilak, Sananth, M.S. Bhaskar
Votes: 2,692
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